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Reconstructing India: Evergreen Patriotism
Sir M. Visvesvaraya is the most respected Engineer of India. An engineer by education & profession, he also became an engineer for the growth & development of India.
He was a true Engineer, an economist, a political theorist, an administrator and most importantly a loving patriotic son of India.
1st Hydro electric power station (Shivana Samudram - Karnataka), 1st electrified city (Bangalore - 1905), KRS Brindavan Dam (1924), Marine Drive (Bombay - 1939): many more are his achievements.
As Dewan (Chief Minister) of the Karnataka Mysore Kingdom (1912 - 1918), he guided it into one of the most progressive, industrialised, modern and democratic states. Today, Karnataka enjoys the 5th highest GDP in India - a lot of credit goes to Sir M. Visvaraya.
This original book, authored by Sir M. Visvaraya in 1920 is highly relevant even today. His insights into Indian society, the Indian farmer, and the Indian family values are amazing.
I congratulate you on buying this book. Profits from this book will 100% go to charity to help his dreams.
I hope to publish an Abridged, condensed version of this book.
Also, soon to come are his other two books "Unemployment in India - 1932", "Planned Economy for India - 1936".
He was a true Engineer, an economist, a political theorist, an administrator and most importantly a loving patriotic son of India.
1st Hydro electric power station (Shivana Samudram - Karnataka), 1st electrified city (Bangalore - 1905), KRS Brindavan Dam (1924), Marine Drive (Bombay - 1939): many more are his achievements.
As Dewan (Chief Minister) of the Karnataka Mysore Kingdom (1912 - 1918), he guided it into one of the most progressive, industrialised, modern and democratic states. Today, Karnataka enjoys the 5th highest GDP in India - a lot of credit goes to Sir M. Visvaraya.
This original book, authored by Sir M. Visvaraya in 1920 is highly relevant even today. His insights into Indian society, the Indian farmer, and the Indian family values are amazing.
I congratulate you on buying this book. Profits from this book will 100% go to charity to help his dreams.
I hope to publish an Abridged, condensed version of this book.
Also, soon to come are his other two books "Unemployment in India - 1932", "Planned Economy for India - 1936".
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First published September 27, 2015
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M. Visvesvaraya
4 books7 followersMokshagundam Visvesvaraya, KCIE (popularly known as Sir MV; 15 September 1861 – 12 April 1962) was an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918. He is a recipient of the Indian Republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good. 15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory. He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent engineer of India. He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mysore as well as the chief designer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad
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July 3, 2025
Visvesvaraya was trained as a civil engineer in his career.
He was a statesman, planner and the Prime Minister of Mysore. He is famous for being, Father of Engineering in India.
In this book, Reconstruction of India; I examine his plans, responses to challenges facing India. For anyone, who is interested in challenges and proposing solutions of India from agriculture, manufacturing, governance, social conditions, will find this work invaluable.
The reason why I selected this excellent work is to hear from India’s foremost engineer his own thoughts on issues of India, underdevelopment and how to solve them, improve things.
This book was written in 1920, with concern of India’s low standards of living. This is a historical account of India’s past issues. The writing is precise, clear which makes it easy to cover. He compares, India’s deficiencies of statistics with advanced nation’s education, social structures, industries.
The approach Visvesvaraya takes on this work is comparative visionary and analytical.
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He was a statesman, planner and the Prime Minister of Mysore. He is famous for being, Father of Engineering in India.
In this book, Reconstruction of India; I examine his plans, responses to challenges facing India. For anyone, who is interested in challenges and proposing solutions of India from agriculture, manufacturing, governance, social conditions, will find this work invaluable.
The reason why I selected this excellent work is to hear from India’s foremost engineer his own thoughts on issues of India, underdevelopment and how to solve them, improve things.
This book was written in 1920, with concern of India’s low standards of living. This is a historical account of India’s past issues. The writing is precise, clear which makes it easy to cover. He compares, India’s deficiencies of statistics with advanced nation’s education, social structures, industries.
The approach Visvesvaraya takes on this work is comparative visionary and analytical.
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